We have been CAMRA members for ~25 years. Part of our holidays are sampling the local beers - e.g. Sidmouth - Otter, Keswick -Sncklifter. And we were very pleased to find the Kelham Island Tavern last October when we visited Sheffield for the first time for the Roy Bailey gig. What a brilliant pub. And after the gig - 11.30 on a Sat night - we went back there and had a civilised drink, sitting down, pub busy but NO shouty young people, just nice and relaxed. Or is it only down South we get the shouty young people in all the pubs at weekends?

And we have our own beer festival every time we go to Cambridge - the Cambridge Blue has the most amazing range of beers - mostly local - and always well kept.

Me, I could talk about beer for hours ;)